Rheumatology in the Middle East in 2017: Clinical challenges and research

Abdulla Watad; Jamal Al-Saleh; Merav Lidar; Howard Amital; Yehuda Shoenfeld

doi:10.1186/s13075-017-1359-0

Rheumatology in the Middle East in 2017: Clinical challenges and research

Abdulla Watad, Jamal Al-Saleh, Merav Lidar, Howard Amital, Yehuda Shoenfeld^*

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked musculoskeletal diseases among the top ten leading causes of disability in the Middle East. The situation in the Middle East is unique as, although seventeen countries are geographical connected, there is considerable variability in the standard of rheumatology care and research between the countries. There are several factors contributing to this variability: allocated government resources to healthcare services, country demographics, the implemented healthcare system, the number of qualified rheumatologist, political stability, and the immigration to and from these countries.

Original language	English
Article number	149
Journal	Arthritis Research and Therapy
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-017-1359-0
State	Published - 30 Jun 2017

Keywords

ASIA syndrome
Behçet's disease
FMF
Israel
Middle East
Rheumatology

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